Sam Houston Race Park · Friday, January 30, 2026 · Race 1 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $33,0007 ranPost 2026-01-30 18:32:00Final time 1:05.77Pool $8,579

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Charlie Dont Surf
made pace,held clear
Stewart Elliott21111—3.3024A
E1 113 · LP 118
22Curly's One Thing
pressed pace, 2nd best
Erik Asmussen422222½1.0030A
E1 113 · LP 114
35Fiftyshadesofnauti
chased3w, kept on 3rd
Floyd Wethey Jr.543336½5.8039A
E1 105 · LP 107
44Go Lang
mid-pack,even effort
Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez1554410¼21.2034A
E1 104 · LP 100
57Win's Image
fractious, no factor
Deshawn Parker7776513¾3.7030A
E1 91 · LP 95
66Otherbrotherdaryl
chsd3w,lacked finish
Santos Rivera666561629.004A
E1 97 · LP 91
73Tommy Kat
brief spd,steady fade
Mario Fuentes3347724¼11.603A
E1 110 · LP 80

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

1234567start1/43/8stretchfinish2Curly's One Thing5Fiftyshadesofnauti4Go Lang7Win's Image6Otherbrotherdaryl3Tommy Kat1Charlie Dont Surf

Fractional times

Call 122.34
Call 246.85
Call 359.27
Final1:05.77

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$8.60—
place ($2)1$3.60—
show ($2)1$2.80—
exacta ($1)1-2$6.90$5,747
place ($2)2$2.60—
show ($2)2$2.40—
trifecta ($0.50)1-2-5$7.50$4,617
show ($2)5$2.60—
superfecta ($0.10)1-2-5-4$13.97$2,488

Chart notes

CHARLIE DONT SURF broke on top, seized the early lead while getting some pressure from CURLY'S ONE THING, responded when set down at the top of the stretch, opened up a clear length and maintained the margin to the finish. CURLY'S ONE THING pressed the pace to the outside of CHARLIE DONT SURF, loomed at the top of the stretch, chased that one determinedly, but had to settle for second. FIFTYSHADESOFNAUTI chased three-wide in the middle of the pack down the backstretch, finished well enough to gain third, while never a threat to the top pair. GO LANG settled in mid-pack inside and gave an even effort. WIN'S IMAGE was fractious before the start, dropped to last from the break, and was never a factor. OTHERBROTHERDARYL chased 3-wide from near the back and lacked a finish. TOMMY KAT broke well, was briefly up with the leaders in the three-path, dropped out heading into the turn, and steadily retreated through the turn.